TRON: Lightcycle/Run – Tips for Plus-Size Riders and Accessibility

I’ll be the first to admit that when TRON: Lightcycle/Run was announced for Walt Disney World, I had some major concerns about how accessible this ride would be for plus-size guests. The new coaster was announced at the 2017 D23 Expo, just a few short months after Pandora: The World of Avatar opened at Disney’sContinue reading “TRON: Lightcycle/Run – Tips for Plus-Size Riders and Accessibility”

Liberty Tree Tavern: Allergies and Accessibility

Our first meal this trip was an early dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern (in Liberty Square at the Magic Kingdom). I was apprehensive because, while I’d heard good things about this restaurant in terms of food allergies, it was still my first meal at Walt Disney World since long list of allergies became an issueContinue reading “Liberty Tree Tavern: Allergies and Accessibility”

All the Rides and Attractions I was Able to Access this Trip as a Fat Person who uses a Mobility Device

For those of you who are new here, hi! I’m Amber, and I want to help ease the minds of anyone going to Disney who’s ever been walked off a ride at a theme park because they didn’t fit. I can ride 99% of anything at Walt Disney World. I’ve been going for over aContinue reading “All the Rides and Attractions I was Able to Access this Trip as a Fat Person who uses a Mobility Device”

So Much Disney World News My Head is Spinning

Walt Disney World is wrapping up their #AllTheDisneyThrills media event today and SO much was announced. This is a busy year for The Walt Disney Company, and Walt Disney World is in the middle of some major events and transformations. We’re finishing up the last few weeks of the 50th Anniversary Celebration this month, endingContinue reading “So Much Disney World News My Head is Spinning”

Top 10 Disney World Experiences that Allow Guests to Remain in their Wheelchair

The best parts of a Disney vacation are the rides and entertainment (and the food, let’s be real). For some disabled Disney World guests, transferring out of their wheelchair into a ride vehicle isn’t an option, but there are still several things they can experience while still safely seated in their own chair. We’re goingContinue reading “Top 10 Disney World Experiences that Allow Guests to Remain in their Wheelchair”

Fat-Friendly Parks Part I: Magic Kingdom

The parks at Walt Disney World are the most fat-friendly, plus-size or “Pooh-Size” welcoming theme parks in existence. As a self-identified fat person who wears between a 3-5X, I’ve done “the walk” from several rides at other parks when I can’t get the restraints to close… and with very few exceptions, I have been ableContinue reading “Fat-Friendly Parks Part I: Magic Kingdom”